Refrigerator.



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REFRIGERATOR.

(Application led Nov. 20, 1900.)

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SILAS NORTI-IEY, OF WATERLOO, IOWA..

REFRIGERATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 676,766, dated June 18,1901.

Application filed November 20I 1900. Serial No. 37,134. (No modal.)

T1 @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, SILAS NORTHEY, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of NVaterloo, in the county of Blackhawk and State of Iowa,have made a certain new and useful Invention in Refrigerators; and Ideclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it aping inplace.

The invention has relation to coolingrooms or refrigerators; and itconsists in the novel construction and combinations ot' parts, ashereinafter set forth.

The object of the invention is mainly to provide a refrigerator with aninterior wall of smooth character formed with as little obstruction aspossible in the way of ledges, joints, screw-heads, dac., suchobstructions being liable to harbor soiled matter whose decay would tendto cause rapid deterioration of the contents of the refrigerator.

In the accompanying drawings thevletter A designates the external wallor outer casing of the refrigerator, and B the inner wall or lining,which is formed of plates of glass. The lining-plates may be sectional,joined with cement. The bottom plate E is formed with an upturned edgeor flange c, extending entirely around its margin, said flange hav` inga level upper edge designed to receive and serve as a support for theside plates F. On the upper edges of the side plates rests the top plateG. At the corners these glass lining-plates may be joined with cement orby means of grooved joint-pieces. The plates maybe corrugated orribbed,chipped,or rough, but are preferablysrnooth ontheirinnersurfaces.

I-I indicates a glass partition extending across the middle portionnearly to `the top and nearly to the bottom of the chamber of therefrigerator. The ice-chest K is located on one side of this partitionnear the top of the refrigerator, and the partition serves to cause acurrent of air in said chamber. The ice-chest is surrounded on all sidesby an iron partition K, separated from the side walls of therefrigerator by strips K2 to leave flues K3, down which passes thechilled air.

The ice-pan J has transverse separated supportsjj j2 and is slottedbetween such supports at to allow passage of the cold air. Underneaththe ice-pan and in register with openings jg is the drip-pan J', of lesswidth than the ice-pan and separated therefrom to allow passage of thecold air around such drip-pan. The drip-pan has extensions 7c at itsrear, removably engaging supporting-seats 7c', and is provided forwardlythereof with a turn-button k2, having 'an engagement with asupporting-seat 7c3. Thus when the button k2 is turned out of engagementwith its seat the pan may be removed for cleaning or other purposewithout distupbing the ice or the contents of the refrigerator.

Z indicates a drain-pipe from the lower pan, extending through anaperture o in the bottom of the refrigerator.

In order to secure the glass lining to the refrigerator-walls, I firstcoat such walls, which are of wood, preferably with asbestospaint at A',although white lead may be used instead, which paint covers all jointsin the glass lininglates. To the paint coating a thin cloth A ofcoarsemesh is then applied, through the pores or meshes of which the paintoozes to secure in a very perfect manner the glass lining, which isplaced thereon.

In this refrigerator I have designed to con form to sanitary rules asfar as possible, have ing dispensed with joints, screw-heads, cor`nrosive zinc, and other inferior linings.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. In a glass-lined refrigerator, vertical scparated strips orpartitions secured to the glass sides of the refrigerator, a metalice-chest secured to said strips or partitions, the transverse supportshaving end bearings in the side walls of said metal chest, the ice-panresting upon said supports, and removable from above, the drip-panhaving independent end bearings in the side walls of said metal chest,and means whereby said drip-pan is removable from below said transversesupports, substantially as specified.

2. In a glass-lined refrigerator, the vertical separated strips orpartitions secured to the glass lining-plates, a metal ice-chest securedto said strips or partitions the ice and drip pans, and means forsupporting the same, whereby air-fines may be provided upon all sides ofthe metal ice-chest, and whereby the strain of said chest and itscontents is distributed over a large area of surface of the glasslining-plates, substantially as specified.

3. In a glass-lined refrigerator, a metal icechest secured to the sideWalls of the refrigerator, the transverse supports having end bearingsin the side Walls of said metal chest, the ice-pan resting upon saidsupports, and

removable from above, the drip-pan having zo independent end bearings inthe side Walls of said metal chest, and means whereby said drip-pan isremovable from below said transverse supports, substantially asspecified.

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